Carnegie visits Nobel: Do inheritances affect labor and capital income?

Mikael Elinder, Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson

No 2011:5, Working Paper Series from Uppsala University, Department of Economics

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to study when and how much labor supply and savings of heirs respond to inheritances. We estimate fixed effects models following direct heirs, inheriting in 2004, during the years 2000–2008 using Swedish panel data. Our first main result is that the more the heir inherits,the lower her labor income becomes. This labor supply effect appears in the years after the heir had inherited. We also find evidence of anticipation effects that occur before the actual transfer. Our second main result is that the more the heir inherits, the higher her capital income becomes. This savings effect only appears in the years after receiving the inheritance. It disappears after a couple of years.

Keywords: inheritances; bequests; windfall gains; labor supply; capital income; uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D10 D80 D91 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2011-03-03
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Published as Elinder, Mikael, Oscar Erixson and Henry Ohlsson, 'Carnegie visits Nobel: Do inheritances affect labor and capital income?' in The impact of inheritances on heirs’ labor and capital income' in B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012.

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Related works:
Journal Article: The Impact of Inheritances on Heirs' Labor and Capital Income (2012)
Working Paper: The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Labor and Capital Income: Evidence from Swedish Panel Data (2010)
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